Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Malaysian companies have secured sales worth RM528.30 million during a specialised mission for the oil and gas (O&G) sector to Stavanger, Norway. “Sales were generated for waste heat recovery unit, …
Malaysian oil & gas firms clinch RM528 million sales in Norway Read More
CybAero, which develops and markets unmanned helicopters, has performed demo flights on location for its major Chinese customer AVIC, which signed a framework agreement with CybAero this summer with an …
CybAero’s deal could break arms embargo on China Read More
According to OLAF, the European anti-fraud office, Denmark was implicated in 66 fraud cases involving applications for EU funds in 2013. The combined total of the cases came to 19 …
Denmark among biggest cheaters in EU farm subsidy scheme Read More
Stamps designed as a tribute to homoerotic artist and gay icon Touko Laaksonen — also known as Tom of Finland — went on sale on September 8. According to the …
Finland’s homoerotic art stamps set new sales record Read More
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt in Beijing on September 9 and both leaders pledged to boost bilateral cooperation. During their meeting at the Great …
China, Denmark pledge closer cooperation Read More
In 2001 The Danish Cyclists’ Federation launched the campaign ”Bike to School” (BTS). BTS is a recurring cycle campaign for school children of all ages. It’s purpose is to get …
127,000 Danish kids cycling to school in September Read More
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt started her official visit China from the 9th to the 12th of September, in an effort to strengthen bilateral political and commercial ties for win-win …
Danish PM kicks off 4-day visit to China Read More
More than 300 creative industry professionals gathered at the Europe-Asia roundtable sessions (EARS) of 2014, a four-day event that wrapped up in the Finnish capital of Helsinki on September 7. …
Finnish, European talents target China’s booming creative economy Read More
Volvo Trucks announced an ambitious plan to expand its Asia operations at the Singapore Productivity Forum 2014. The plan includes substantial investment to upgrade its dealer networks in Thailand and …
Volvo Trucks Rolls Out Plan For Expansion Across Asia Read More
Fashionistas and lovers of Swedish clothing brand H&M will have only until next month to wait before they can visit the first store in Manila. Sources from the SM group, …
The long wait for Sweden’s H&M is almost over Read More
A total of 54 500 persons with non-Nordic citizenship immigrated to Norway to work in 2013. This is a decrease of 2 200 persons compared with the record year of …
1,900 Filipinas applied to work as au pair in Norway in 2013 Read More
Thai students were awarded the ‘Diploma of Excellence’ with USD 3,000 at the ‘Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2014’ organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). Stockholm Junior Water Prize …
Thai students win award at Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2014 Read More
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) collaborates with Huawei on Ascend Mate7 fingerprint reader. Huawei Ascend Mate7 incorporates Fingerprint Cards Touch Sensor FPC1020. Mate7 offers ‘Peace of mind’ through the design with a …
New Huawei smartphone features Sweden’s Fingerprint Cards sensor Read More
The share of foreign criminals in Norwegian prisons has been quadrupled in 14 years. Norwegian prisons are not frightening enough, police and attorneys say. The share of foreign citizens who …
Surprise! Norwegian prisons do not deter would-be criminals Read More
Pattaya Police took into custody a Thai woman in Pattaya in the early morning hour of September 4 for allegedly peddling Ecstasy pills on the streets of this well-known tourist …
Finn arrested in Pattaya’s Ecstasy drug bust Read More
Presenting the ABBA legacy in Bangkok is The Arrival, from Sweden. Ever since its inception in 1995, this troupe of musicians and singers has toured over 50 nations and appeared …
The next best thing to an ABBA reunion Read More
One of Northern Europe’s leading contemporary dance companies, Danish Dance Theatre, is set to wow the audience during the upcoming Bangkok’s 16th International Festival of Dance & Music 13 September …
Danish Dance troupe descends on Bangkok Read More
“Little Fairytale, Big Future” – The Danish Cultural Season in China (2014-2015) Danish cultural initiatives in China will be intensified in the Autumn of 2014 and Spring of 2015 with …
Biggest ever Danish art and culture expo in China underway Read More
Demand for high-end aluminum products will continue to grow in China over the next few years due to the renewed focus on energy conservation and sustainable development, a top industry …
Sapa Group sees sustained demand growth of aluminium in China Read More
Tobacco executive Anders Colding Friis to succeed Allan Leighton as new CEO in March 2015. The Board of Directors also recommends that Peder Tuborgh, subject to approval at an extraordinary …
Tobacco executive to take helm at Pandora Read More
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg came close last year to approving a secret document aimed at normalizing diplomatic relations between Norway and China, reported newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) on …
Former Norwegian PM rejected apology to China Read More
Icepeak has come a long way since the brand manager Kalle Korvenranta packed his backpack with sales samples and went to Germany to introduce a new brand to buyers. Icepeak …
Icepeak is Finland’s little known success story Read More
Ambassador of Norway for Indonesia Stig Traavik sometimes prefers to choose cycling rather than driving a car to his office in Jakarta in order to stay healthy. “I like cycling …
Norwegian ambassador spotted cycling to work in Jakarta Read More
Belgium-based Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) expressed great concern about civil and criminal charges pressed by Thai-based Natural Fruit Company against FinnWatch activist Andy Hall. These charges pertain to his …
Thai Pineapple industry urged to cooperate instead of litigate Read More
Sigve Brekke appointed interim Chief Executive Officer in dtac Mr. Sigve Brekke, the Vice Chairman of Total Access Communication PLC (dtac), will assume the role as the interim CEO of …
Sigve Brekke appointed interim CEO of dtac Read More
Do you know that the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Sweden does not only take place here in Vietnam but also in Sweden. The exhibition “Vietnamese Cultural …
Sweden, Vietnam celebrate 45 years of diplomatic ties Read More
Here at KIS International School we are all incredibly proud of the excellent academic results achieved by the graduating class of 2014, says Linda Belonje, Director of Marketing and Development …
A Perfect Score and Other Outstanding Results for KIS Class of 2014 Read More
Norwegian Embassy staff visited the Stolthaven Terminals together with students from NTU to learn more about chemical shipping. Many of them are taking an exchange semester in Oslo. To be …
Students visit Norway’s Singapore-based shipping terminals Read More
A group of importers that includes some of Scandinavia’s largest retailers has publicly criticized the Thai food industry’s response to reports alleging human rights abuses. In a letter to the …
Scandinavian buyers decry Thai food industry’s actions Read More
A Chinese-owned company set up to take over Saab’s assets after the troubled Swedish carmaker’s bankruptcy said on Aug 29 it had succeeded in being placed in receivership. National Electric …
Chinese owner of Saab car brand granted bankruptcy protection Read More
Finnish dairy group Valio has revealed plans to invest EUR70m (US$92m) to expand its whey powder production as it targets growing demand for infant formula in China. The company said …
Valio to invest in whey powder production in China Read More
Norwegian feed producer Ewos boosted its profit and revenue in the first half of the year, driven by strong growth in Norway, alongside improvements in Vietnam, Chile and Canada. Also …
Ewos makes inroads into Vietnam’s feed market Read More
There must be a significant number of Sweden-based Thais who go mushroom-hunting without enough knowledge to tell the difference between edible and poisonous varieties. The Swedish health authorities found it …
Foraging Thais told to steer clear of Sweden’s poisonous mushrooms Read More
The Europe-Asia Roundtable Sessions (EARS) in Helsinki from September 4–7, 2014 draws together creative-industry professionals from countries, including Finland, China, Japan, Korea, Serbia, Indonesia and Sweden, to focus on the …
East-West creative types to meet in Helsinki Read More
Earlier in August, construction of the 12,000-square-meter LEGO experience center in Denmark began with the laying down of the first bricks on what is being called a place for people …
LEGO Building Experience Center in Denmark Built with Giant Bricks Read More
Congratulations to ADEPT, 3XN and BIG for being shortlisted in the award competition at this year’s World Architecture Festival. A leading international festival World Architecture Festival 2014 will take place …
Danish architects nominated for prestigious award Read More
The Immigration Bureau has published a new regulation that allows tourists, including those who enter Thailand under visa exemption category, to extend their stay in the kingdom by another 30 …
Nordic tourists to get up to 60-day visa-free stay in Thailand Read More
The Chinese leading geographic information service provider Wuda Geoinformatics Co., Ltd (GeoStar) on August 25 officially opened its Finnish branch in Espoo, a southern city next to the capital Helsinki. …
Chinese leading GIS firm opens branch in Finland Read More
Sweden-based automaker Volvo Cars Corp, owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, saw its sales in the Chinese market grow to 7,583 units in June, hitting a new record in single-month …
Volvo Cars sales in China up in H1 Read More
[sliderpro id=”10″] Volvo in Southeast-Asia showcases the 2014 edition of its best-selling model, the XC60 and highlights its upgrades in comparison to previous editions. The XC60 passed the 500,000 units …
The head-turning Volvo XC60 Read More
By the end of 2014, Tuborg beer will surpass Carlsberg as Carlsberg Group’s most sold Danish beer in the international market. Tuborg is powering ahead in markets like India, China …
Carlsberg’s Tuborg beer posts triple-digit growth in China Read More
The International Organisation of Good Templars (IOGT), headquartered in Stockholm, has chosen Thailand as the venue of its first congress in Asia, to be held in the beach resort of …
IOGT picks Thailand as venue of first ‘clean living’ conference in Asia Read More
A 41-year-old Finnish man was found dead in a room filled with cooking gas at a Bangkok guesthouse in an apparent suicide, according to police. An investigator was quoted by …
Finn found dead by cooking gas inhalation in Bkk guesthouse Read More
Sweden’s Inter Ikea Systems BV, the world’s largest retailer for home furnishings, said China became one of its top 10 markets by revenue for the first time in the current …
China becomes one of Ikea’s Top 10 markets Read More
A Telenor Group study has revealed that young mobile Internet users in Malaysia and Thailand are among the most smartphone-savvy in the world. Known as ‘digital frontrunners’, with ages ranging …
Telenor study: Thais, Malaysians among savviest smart phone users Read More
Another international taxation information-exchange agreement is now in place, this time with Hong Kong China. This is the 44th of its kind in the Nordic Region. Since 2007, a unique …
Nordics, Hong Kong China enter tax information pact Read More
Chinese pork products will replace banned pork exports from the West, including Denmark, which are unlikely to win back their place in the Russian market even if the present ban …
China’s pork producers to gain share in Russian market Read More
In order to raise money for Barnhem Muang Mai, a group of young Swedes decided to walk from Bangkok to Phuket. Calle Wollgard was the leader of a group of …
Epic bike journey from Sweden for Phuket’s post-tsunami orphanage Read More
Ali Khan and his family, originally from Thailand, have established several Lai Thai-restaurants across Sweden. The robot restaurant, Asia Taste, will open in September 2014. It will serve Asian food …
Thai/Asian restaurant in Sweden served by robotic waiters Read More
On August 14th, Sandvik Coromant’s Global President Klas Forsström inaugurated the company’s new sales office and training center in Jakarta. The state of the art facility for machining competence is …
Sandvik Coromant opened new training center in Indonesia Read More